Resonance
An invitation to gather, to commune with, to listen deeply—for artists, curators, poets, performers and scholars whose voices and perspectives resonate across time and geographies.
A Venetian Palazzetto as Instrument
Our home for Resonance is the historic residence Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani on Fondamenta Rossa in Dorsoduro. Imagined as an instrument, the palazzetto is transformed into a living forum—a space where ideas, artistic practice and dialogue unfold over a season of performances, sonic sessions and poetic encounters, conversations and gatherings—each one another way of listening.
A Bridge Between Nashville and Venice
Resonance brings Vanderbilt and Nashville's creative community into conversation with global artists, curators, poets, performers and scholars—creating a shared space for listening, collaboration and new forms of artistic exchange.
Artistic Directors: María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak
Curators
Grace Aneiza Ali is a curator and writer whose work engages global contemporary art and migration. She is curator of the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice at Vanderbilt University, assistant professor in the Department of Art at Florida State University, and a contributor to In Minor Keys, the publication of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Selene Wendt is an independent curator, writer and researcher whose ongoing curatorial focus is on decoloniality and socially engaged art practices, with emphasis on interdisciplinary projects situated at the intersection of contemporary art, music and literature. Currently, she is co-artistic director of Sustaining the Otherwise, a multilocational research and artistic project about restitution, reparation and transformation, which she co-founded in 2023.
Artists and Participants
Artists in the Resonance Exhibition
Georges Adéagbo · Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara · Augustín Drake Aldama (1934-2022 ) · Alex Blau · Frank Bowling · LeXander Bryant · Ambreen Butt · Lakesha Calvin · Ivett Campos-Jenks · María Magdalena Campos-Pons · Maurizio Cannavacciuolo · Javier Castro · Christopher Cozier · Patrick DeGuira · Zach Duensing · Jeannette Ehlers · Adama Delphine Fawundu · Raheleh Filsoofi · Olivia Forrester · LiFran Fort · Donald Guevara · Jana Harper · Alicia Henry (1966-2024) · Mark Hosford · Jessica Ingram · Naiza Khan · Guido Llinás (1923-2005) · Hung Liu (1948-2021) · James Makuac · Aurora Molina · Aïda Muluneh · Arianella Myers · Danielle Myers · Olu Oguibe · Maggie Otieno · Jerry Phillips · Vesna Pavlović · Dawit L. Petros · Taylor Alexander Raboin · Tamara Reynolds · Mason Richards · Evelyn Rydz · Mithu Sen · Jamaal Sheats · Ming Smith · Simon Tatum · Mouminatou Thiaw · Vadis Turner · Antonio Vidal (1928-2013) · John Warren · Carrie Mae Weems · Caroline Randall Williams · Deborah Willis
Participants, Performers and Speakers
Kader Attia · Molly Barth · BNNY · Gigi Castro · Aruna D’Souza · Reza Filsoofi · Salah Hassan · Mari Kimura · Lutz Koepnick · Stephan Köhler · William Luis · Kamaal Malak · Siddartha Mitter · Elvira Aballí Morell · Ricardo Zohn Muldoonon · Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi · Tracy Silverman · Gilane Tawadros · Ileana Perez Velazquez · Roy Wooten · Emiliano Moncada Zohn
Acknowledgements
Vanderbilt's presence in Venice would not have been possible by the support from dozens of individuals, institutions and departments. View the complete list.
Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice Team
The Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice is a trans-institutional research initiative founded by Dr. María Magdalena Campos-Pons. It is an ongoing collaboration of Fisk University, the Frist Art Museum, Millions of Conversations and Vanderbilt University that explores creative approaches to living together in the South(s).
The EADJ team on the Resonance exhibition included Danielle Myers, Taylor Raboin and Simon Tatum.